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...United Steelworkers, Weber's union, in 1974 to remedy racial imbalance in the skilled labor force. Less than 2% of these craftsmen were black, although blacks made up 39% of the local work force. During 100 minutes of oral arguments last week, Weber's lawyer, Michael Fontham, said that such an explicit racial quota violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bans job discrimination on the basis of race. "You mean you can't avoid discrimination by discriminating?" said Justice Byron White. "Yes, your honor," Fontham replied emphatically...
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